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Originally posted by @Wally and recreated by Admin Hello all. While on a recent visit to London, I purchased a vintage Burberry (Prorsum) Harrington jacket. The salesman said he guessed it might be from the 90s... but I don't think Prorsum became a line until 2000. The jacket is...

From today until Sunday, 20% off in my etsy shop on all clothing, fabric and accessories. Worldwide shipping from the UK (USA customers, contact me if shipping isn't shown.) Click on Baron Munchausen to view my shop!

With a fancy sole! Read about it here: https://m.outdoorrevival.com/news/scythian.html

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... and Cab Calloway, in six minutes of extraordinary wonderfulness. The closing number from 1943 film, Stormy Weather. Fred Astaire said this was the best movie musical sequence he had ever seen. Something to brighten your day

We've had a few reports that people have trouble logging in on a phone, because they hit the logo, instead of the login button, as they are so close together. Here's a workaround. Instead of clicking 'Log in or Sign up', click the little blue arrow, further down, on the right, as circled in...

This photo popped up in my facebook feed with the caption "male beauty contest, early 1900s". Which is hilarious, but I'm sure, nonsense. I feel fairly certain that Edwardian male beauty contests were Not A Thing. Leaving aside whether these chaps would get through the first round or not. But...

aka "A down and dirty guide to care and cleaning for the vintage seller" Some years back, the wonderful Hollis Jenkins-Evans of Past Perfect Vintage, took the time to share her knowledge on how she cares for her amazing inventory. It began life as a forum workshop, and morphed into an article...

I've been participating in a vintage knit/crochet-along over on ravelry. In this particular KAL/CAL everyone is doing patterns from the 1920s as a 100 year celebration in 2020. I thought you guys would appreciate it too. I chose this crochet pattern for a 'spencer' from 1922, described in the...

I'm 2 episodes in to this fascinating documentary about conservation and curation at the Victoria and Albert Museum. I realise it probably isn't available in every country, but thought I'd just make you aware of it for as and when it comes to you, and you may be able to watch the clips on the...

It has a small label saying Made in France, similar to those you find in bags. It has bugle beads around the edge, and fastens with three poppers. The backing is something like canvas. It seems 'older' somehow, but not sure when?

I often walk past Kerry Taylor's London fashion auction house on my way to work. These 'advert' dresses made me stop in my tracks!

A lovely short film from the Museum of London, who have commissioned a new Sherlock Holmes inspired tweed for their current exhibition. Just 15 minutes long, this surprisingly interesting documentary about the process has some great nuggets on tweed history and its changing role in fashion...

I :wub: these!!! See 17 of them here, and a few below.

I was thinking 80s, but now I'm not sure... It's viscose, by Richards, a UK high street store I remember well. The care label (sorry no pic right now) says, Made in the U.K, which I would think makes it earlier than later.

I'm so happy to announce that I've finally got my Etsy shop up and running! Here it is, please take a look: https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/LeonardoDaVintage Just a few items so far, but I will be adding more listings every day (at least that's the plan!), so please favourite the shop to see...

Following on from this thread, I'd love some opinions on the date of this blouse, so I can submit it to the label resource. My first thoughts were 80s, what with the kind of batwing sleeves, but the colours and romantic print and almost Victorian/Edwardian Revival styling made me think it could...

A 30 foot high statue of Marilyn, in a Chinese rubbish dump. http://www.nbcnews.com/news/weird-news/dumped-giant-marilyn-monroe-thrown-out-trash-n135341

HOW TO POST A PHOTO There are two options for posting photos. You can either upload them from your own computer, or link to photos that are hosted on another website. A) Posting a photo by uploading. 1) Click 'Upload a File' at the bottom of the post 2) Navigate to your photo, select it and...

A great gallery of images from a new exhibition at the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery: Eleven Photos That Define American Cool The exhibition: http://www.npg.si.edu/exhibit/Cool/index.html A few images below, more on the links above: Lauren Bacall, 1949 Jean-Michel Basquiat 1986...

Not sure how much cross over there is between vintage lovers and Whovians? Anyone who is in that niche group with me, mustn't miss the excellent 'An Adventure in Space and Time'. It's a feature length docu-drama about the making of the first Doctor Who series in 1963. Best thing I've watched in...

Pearly King and Queen outfits! These are from the 1940s. If you are unfamiliar with this London tradition, you can read about it on wikipedia: And see them on google images I regularly walk past Kerry Taylor on my way to work, and often have to pause and gaze at wonderful outfits, but these...

13 amazing candid photos from 1877 See them all here: http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2013/nov/04/photography-london-street-life-in-london?CMP=fb_gu Never seen or heard of a hat like these, like a tall bowler hat. It features in several pictures. Anyone know what it's called?

Need gifts that won't blow your budget for vintage loving friends? You can't go wrong with books - an elegant gift that needn't cost a fortune. To make your holiday shopping easier, we've put together a Stocking Fillers section in the VFG bookshop, full of recommended vintage fashion books, all...

Apparently 'around 1 out of 255 women and 1 out of 12 men may have some degree of color blindness' I just did this test, that shows you how well you see color. It is really interesting to find out, and it's fun to do. You are asked to arrange subtly different swatches of color in order by hue...

I thought I'd show my first ever attempt at reweaving: Before After It's not perfect, but I'm happy enough with it, for a first go. Now, my question is, is this a kind of houndstooth check, or something else?

I've finally joined up, so hoping for followers and looking for nice people to follow Help a Twitter newbie feel welcome? Find me @LeoDaVintage https://twitter.com/LeoDaVintage Thank you and look forward to seeing you over there. Ruth

I'd like to think that no-one does eccentric like us Brits, and to prove it, Bestival has brought out a book! "Pioneers in the renaissance of “dressing up to get down”, Bestival has become synonymous not only with fancy dress but also with adventurous style. From its inception, Bestival’s all...